Yes Stephen. that's why you're all emigrating up here, you mean to say all Oz speak like Genie Little or Paul Hogan ever watched the old Chips Raphety movies. you can tell a southerner by the pushy way he wants to change things, they immigrate to the north because its better and then want to make it like down south. that's just stupidity, we may be slow but are sure they should stay home. They are changeing our accent. Graham from Bris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Oddy" <tfhota@global.net.au> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [HantsLife] Defending our position re accents > Hi Brian > > I was born in Australia and have lived here all my life [58 years] and there is no > regional accent that I know of. > > Sydney people are more sure of them self and Queenlanders speak a little slower. > > Stephen > > mayndave wrote: > > > Hi Brian, > > > > I live in Perth and have an obsession for accents and trying to pin down > > where people come from. The only thing that really gives away an Eastern > > Stater to me is the way they say the word "you've". Apart from that, the > > difference (if any) is so tiny that it more usually can be attributed to the > > natural difference of voices themselves; not accents. > > > > The word mentioned above can best be illustrated from the McCain advert on > > telly. The guy says "Ah McCain, your've done it again!" Well, that's how > > it sounds to me. He is an Eastern Stater. I would say "Yoo've done it > > again". > > > > Accents in England, more so in years gone by when people didn't travel so > > much, just about changed in each *street*. > > > > (Ducking and waiting for the flack ;-)) > > > > All the best > > May LANCHBURY > > > > Researching in Hants > > BROWN > > DAVIDSON > > DOUSE/DOWCE etc > > HAMILTON > > HOLDING/HOLDEN/OLDEN > > LIGHT > > TUBB > > > > Researching Everywhere > > LANCHBURY/LAINCHBURY/LAUNCHBURY + 58 other spellings of the name > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== > > "GENEALOGISTS DO IT IN TREES!" > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== > Please use common sense when sending or replying to messages on the list. What may not offend you may offend others. Please do not send virus warnings, or other matetial not relevant to Hampshire and its history. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >